Labour readmits four MPs suspended for rebelling

by | Feb 5, 2025 | Politics

11 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanPolitical correspondentReporting fromChief political correspondentGetty ImagesFour MPs suspended by Labour for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap have been readmitted into the parliamentary party.Labour has restored the whip to Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain and Rebecca Long-Bailey, after they spent just over six months as independents. Three others who rebelled in July’s vote – John McDonnell, Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana – remain suspended.

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